Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-18

| afternoon.
HOW THE TREASURY EMPLOYEES STAND IT.
| When the clerks got to the Treasury Depart
ment at 9 O'Clock this morning they found the
thermometers ranging from about 80 to 90 In the
various rooms. During the day they watched the
| mercury climbing higher. About 10 o'clock 1t was
81 in the Chief Clerks office, SO in the office OF the
Treasurer and 95 In the Controller OF Currency's
Office. At IL o'clock 1t was 9S In the Secretary
ONCE. The clerks came to work languid, and Ian.
| guidly dragged through the day. But little work
could be accomplished. Every method OF keeping
cool was resOrted to. Ladies' fans utJered against
the not air despondently many or the clerks were
in their Sh1rt-Sleeves, and cool, nOn-spirituous
drinks were resorted to- In rooms famous for
their cool breezeS nothing but hot air came In al
the wtndJwS No one said 1t was hot, but all KEEP:
| as stilraS they could and worked slowly.
PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF BUILDING OPERATIONS
Work was very generally suspended on all build
ings throughout the city to-day, the brlcklayers
and Others finding the heat OF the sun too intense
On Saturday work was suspended at intervals, and
the men sought the shade to recover from the
great neat To-day most OF the employees con
cluded that they might as well stop work al.
together. In some cases, however. the men con.
tinued at work in spite OF the unusual heat One
builder said that he did not remember such
weather since 1871.
THE DISTRICT LABoRERs NOT MUCH AFFECTED.
The District laborers are net much affected by
the heat. Capt. Burrows, Of the engineer depart
ment, said to STAR reporter to-day that they are
80 accustomed to working in hot weather that the
present spell is not felt. This Is true OF the regu
| lar men, but among the new hands, as matter OF
course, there is complaining. The horses are the
greater sufferers, and 1t Is necessary that they be
worked with care: In the streetcleaning depart
ment, although the men work at night, the In
spectors say that they are completely done up
after doing their work.
THE STREET-CAR HORSES.
The horses suffer greatly with the intense heat,
especially those ON the car lines. Three OF the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Co.'S AMI
! 4.
lary trying to these horses, because OF the fact
that there Is no shade for them whatever, and
tnere can be no Continued rest Az the Capi OF
Hill stables OF the w. and 6. road l6o horses are
kept. Their heads are carefully washed and their
mouths Swabbed out as soon as they return from
| their trip No head-coverings are used by the COM
pany, as they are deemed useless. A better plan,
they think is to wet the horses head just before
it goes out, instead OF doing so during trip The
hours rest between them, each round trip being
called ten miles. On the Belt line, with its five
miles OF track, each horse makes about four trips
a day, with two hours rest between times None
OF the horses OF this line have been overcome by
"A Al tue office OF the Metropolitan Street Rail-
one horse gave out yesterday, and he soon
recovered. The cars were run as usual. 1t
was expected that the the extreme re- not weather
While, OF course, they felt the heat, there We're no
cases OF exhaustion and prostration. This Is at
tributed to the cool stables where the horses are
Mr. Geo. Knox keeps his $50 horses on the
two upper floors OF his large establishment,
and through careful treatment OF his animals has
not lost one. On some OF the weaker horses he
uses sponge protector, which he Claims TO be
very beneficial. The horses that sufer the most
are those OF the Herdic CO. They have to travel
over the burning asphalt, and In consequence sew
eral have been rendered unit Tor work. When
horse is sunstruck the effect Is about the same as
recover; after recovery, however, their best
strength is gone, and great care must always be
taken In consequence.
WARN SUNDAY.
Yesterday the mercury rose to 80 degrees in the
shade The attendance at the churches was seri-
ously affected by the extreme warmth. The same
cause greatly increased the attendance on the
river excursions In the afternoon. Thousands OF
people sought r, lief from the heat OF the city In
that way. Painting babies, and much worried
mothers made up a large part or the excursiOnists
About 80 O'Clock q violent wind storm, accom-
panied in the eastern half OF the District by raln
came up and made the temperature tOlerable for
the remainder OF the day, though the night that
followed was close and warm
TWO FATAL CASES OF sUNsTRoKB YESTERDAY.
Two fatal cases OF sunstrOke occurred yesterday.
Richard Callahan an employe Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Co, while on street, between
9th and 9TH northeast, was overcome by the heat
about O'Clock, and dled Defore physician could
and AZ streets southwest.
Henry Krause, an upholsterer, living at the
Southeast corner OF d and 18th Streets was pros
trated by heat about O'Clock, on d street, within
short distance Of his residence. He died about
an hour afterward.
An unknown man dropped from the effects OF the
heat near the corner OF LIST and x streets north
east, about o'clock this afternoon and the patrol
wagon was sent for him. About the same time
small boy was taken sick in front OF WIZARDS
Hotel, and was thrown into spasma He was cared
for by the police.
suffering from the effects OF the heat at the corner
of PENNSYLVANIA avenue ana 18th street Saturday
night, and was taken to his home, 9Th and D
streets by Sergeant Diggtns.
composing room OF THE EVENING STAR ONCE, was
Frustrated by the heat this morning.
The heat was excessive at the municipal build
ing. From 10 am. till 2:3O the thermometer
stood at 100
No. All street southwest, was made sick by the
heat this afternoon.
Chas Green, a colored helper on one OF Heurich g
beer wagons, was overcome by the heat about 10
streets northwest. ewas removed to the third
precinct station, where he was relieved by DR..
sutherland. He was afterward taken to his home,
No. "a Prathers alley In the police ambulance.
Z. N. Noble, about thirty years OF age, was pros
MIA avenue and 9th street shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning. He was removed to the sixth.pre.
cinct station, where he was attended by Dr. BAN,
and was afterward taken TO the Emergency Hos
pital.
Dr.. Stone, at Takoma Park telephoned for a
wagon Tor . coiored man named JaA Anderson
who was suffering from sunStf0ke The wagons
were all engaged, and he was sent In on q train.
HOT SUNDAY BvHRYwHRRR.
Yesterday was extremely hot everywhere. In
Chicago the thermometer reachedlO degreea and
forty.ave persons were pgostrated by the heat.
eighteen Of whom died- Az Joliet, his, tho mer.